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TO PEARY'S ARCTIC SHIP. Go stalwart ship, go boldly forth, To pluck the secrets of the frozen North; With thy good crew, straight onward go Through storm and cold, past berg and floe, with prow turned ever to the Pole Bear thy brave master to his goal. And through the long and lonely night, When men grow sick for want of light, And silent stars shed feeble glow O' er endless wastes of drifting snow, Be one bright spot to welcome back The weary wanderers from their icy track. And when at last thy Captain bold, In spite of storms and deadly cold, O' er walls of ice and crashing floes, 'Gainst howling winds and blinding snows All overcome, his wish attained, The contest o'er and victory gained, Shall turn his tired steps to thee Doubly triumphant let thy welcome be, And breaking from the Frost King's charms, Who long hath held thee in his arms, And turning South through ice and foam, Bear him to life and love and home. John Saw

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This file contains poems and letters dedicated to Robert Peary and the 1909 expedition to the North Pole. Also included are poems relating to Frederick Cook and his claim of reaching the North Pole first.

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